Table 4 Associations of number of autoantibodies and clinical characteristics in patients with T1D

Age at diagnosis (years)

22.6 ± 8.00^a

21.4 ± 9.62^a

16.9 ± 6.02

0.008

Duration of disease (years)

8.00 [4.00; 13.0]^a

5.00 [2.00; 12.0]

4.00 [1.00; 8.00]

0.022

BMI (kg/m²)

25.2 [21.8; 29.9]^a

22.5 [20.3; 25.3]^a

22.9 [21.6; 25.7]^a

0.040

Glucose (mmol/L)

8.25 [5.15; 13.0]^b

8.10 [5.40; 13.1] ^b

10.9 [5.80; 17.1]^c

0.249

HbA1c (%)

9.87 ± 3.14^d

10.8 ± 3.32^c

10.6 ± 3.46^e

0.255